Jay Kline

9.0

This was a well-stored example and the cork was in pretty great shape; extracted with the aid of a Durand. Opened about an hour before service and poured into a decanter. Enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 1981 pours a garnet color with a slight orange-ish rim; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with mostly desiccated notes of dark and red fruit: red currants, confected cherry, organic earth, mushroom, leather, eucalyptus, baking spice. Umami AF. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium acid. While showing its age, this is very much alive. The entire bottle was enjoyed by all. Drink now. — a day ago

Jody Scharf

9.2

ratings were light in my humble opinion, rich dark berries, cocoa, light tannins. hmmmm yeah the light spice probably brought it down a tad. — 2 months ago

Fabiana Serrudo

9.5

Great wine — 2 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Nose: darker Syrah fruit. Bit of sauvage. Lilacs.

Palate: licorice. Good acidity. Pretty acidic.

Planetwine — a month ago

Eric Grasser

9.2

Magnum from winery in early 00s. Perfect color and big, deep aromas of cassis, horsehair, menthol & sage and vanilla oak, A polished feel (new oak). Just smooth & effortless, hardly any tannin on the finish. No sediment! Shows liveliness of its younger years, big sweet fruit and slight alcohol (like old whiskey). Stunned it kept in perfect condition — 2 months ago

AC Fiedler

9.5

With a boneless ribeye. — 2 months ago

Nagib Nasr

8.9

Nice with prime rib — a month ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.0

v17. Very good! Soft, dusty, white pepper and tobacco nose. Fresh black currant and cassis fruit. Tight, chewy, black pepper, dried herb and leather finish. Nicely balanced. — 2 months ago

Arturo Rodriguez

9.0

Excellent quality to price ratio!! — 2 months ago

Michael Younkins

9.3

Lovely yellow, taste of citrus and green grass, very good finish. Dry with crisp, clean taste. — 3 months ago